tablettevsTablettenTell them apart

Which to use

“tablette” and “Tabletten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,186
“tablette” frequency rank
#8,637
“Tabletten” frequency rank
34823
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tablette Tabletten
Definition Bordbrett, Brett, Wandbrett, Regalfach, Ablagebrett Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tablette

Where the eye mixes tablette and Tabletten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
tablette
9 ch
Tabletten

Why the eye confuses tablette with Tabletten

A purely visual mix-up. tablette ([tablɛt]) and Tabletten ([taˈblɛtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tablette” sits inside “Tabletten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tablette is recorded at frequency rank #26,186, classified as anoun, pronounced [tablɛt]. Tabletten is at rank #8,637, tagged as anoun, pronounced [taˈblɛtn̩].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 34823, this pair ranks #1,654,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tablette vs Tabletten

Shared letters: abelt. Private to "tablette": -. Private to "Tabletten": n.

"tablette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "Tabletten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tabletteatblette · tabblette · tabeltte · tablete · tabletet · tabllette · tabltete · talbette
  • Tablettenatbletten · tabbletten · tabeltten · tableten · tabletetn · tablettenn · tablettne · tablletten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tablette" and "Tabletten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([tablɛt] versus [taˈblɛtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tablette" or "Tabletten"?
"Tabletten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,637 in our German list, against #26,186 for "tablette". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tablette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tabletten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,654,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tablette" and "Tabletten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tablett vs tablette". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,654,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list